The master in “Modern Languages and Literatures: Oriental Languages” trains specialists in Oriental texts and civilisations, with a particular focus on the following fields: the Ancient Near East, Pharaonic Egypt, Byzantium, Oriental Christianity, Islam, the Arab world, India and the Far East. By working on original sources, this course develops an ability to produce precise and rigorous analyses, guided by a critical mind-set and intellectual independence, with a view to interpreting an author’s ideas or a question relating to societal issue in its context. These qualities will enable access to employment outside the strict domain of ancient languages and literatures. The challenge for students, in an immediate civilisation such as ours, it to promote the rigorous analysis of facts on the basis of primary sources and from a long-term perspective.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1. Become expert in and apply knowledge in the specific field of Oriental languages and literature.
2. Develop a scientific approach to Oriental societies and cultures in connection with the languages and literatures studied.
3. Successfully complete an individual research assignment in the field of Oriental languages and literatures and present the results.
4. Acquire and develop general skills which can be used in a professional environment.
5. If the Near-East elective is chosen: deepening their knowledge of the Near-East.
6. If the Jewish, Oriental Christian and Muslim-Arab elective is chosen: deepening their knowledge of the Jewish, Oriental Christian and Muslim-Arab world.
7. If the Asian world elective is chosen: deepening their knowledge of the Asian world.